DRIVER/OPERATOR STUDY GUIDE Questions with Correct Solutions
Question:
1. 300 Gallons (1200 Liters)
Answer:
According to NFPA 1901, fire department pumpers should have a water tank capacity of at
least what capacity?
Question:
2. What is the function of mobile water supply apparatus?
Answer:
Transport water to areas where a water system is nonexistent or inadequate
Question:
3. As a stationary reservoir, or "Nurse Tender"
Answer:
When a mobile water supply apparatus is parked in close proximity to the fire scene and
pumpers are using its supply during suppression operations, the water tender is being used:
Question:
4. Which apparatus is MOST likely to have a pump and roll system that allows the apparatus
to be driven while discharging water?
Answer:
Wildland Fire Apparatus
Question:
5. Which statement about the driver/operator and maintenance responsibilities is MOST
accurate?
Answer:
The driver/operator is often able to correct minor deficiencies
Question:
6. What should a driver/operator do when a piece of equipment onboard is found broken,
defective, or in need of any type of repair?
Answer:
Follow the established policy of the AHJ for documenting, reporting, and following up on
status of repair
,Question:
7. Driver's door on the cab and works around apparatus in a clockwise pattern
Answer:
When performing a walk-around inspection, the driver/operator begins inspection at the:
Question:
8. The gross axle weight ratings for the apparatus
Answer:
Tire selections for fire apparatus are based on:
Question:
9. Which skill or ability is needed to connect an intake hose to a hydrant?
Answer:
Physical fitness
Question:
10. Which is the most common place for accidents to occur?
Answer:
Intersections
Question:
11. Who should advise a driver/operator, who may be mentally or physically impaired, to seek
appropriate assistance?
Answer:
Any firefighter
Question:
12. What is a guideline for loading hose while driving an apparatus?
Answer:
Drive apparatus only in a forward direction
Question:
13. When should fire departments identify suitable drafting sites in their response district?
Answer:
During preincident planning
Question:
14. Which statement about positioning for wildland fire attack is MOST accurate?
, Answer:
Apparatus are seldom positioned in the same location for the duration of an incident
Question:
15. It had been specifically designed to operate in such conditions
Answer:
Driver/operators should not attempt to ford steams with a vehicle unless:
Question:
16. Which term refers to any pressure less than atmospheric pressure?
Answer:
Vacuum
Question:
17. Which term refers to the pressure found in a water distribution system during normal
consumption demands?
Answer:
Normal operating pressure
Question:
18. Adequacy of the water distribution system
Answer:
Rates of consumption allows engineers and fire protection personnel to determine:
Question:
19. Which manner of producing fog streams occurs by deflecting water around an inside
circular stem in the nozzle?
Answer:
Periphery-deflected streams
Question:
20. Total flow through the nozzle in liters per minute (L/min)
Answer:
In the metric formula for nozzle reaction for a fog stream nozzle, what does the Q stand for?
Question:
21. Which method of determining friction loss involves the use of in-line gauges to measure
friction loss at various flows through specific hose layouts?
Question:
1. 300 Gallons (1200 Liters)
Answer:
According to NFPA 1901, fire department pumpers should have a water tank capacity of at
least what capacity?
Question:
2. What is the function of mobile water supply apparatus?
Answer:
Transport water to areas where a water system is nonexistent or inadequate
Question:
3. As a stationary reservoir, or "Nurse Tender"
Answer:
When a mobile water supply apparatus is parked in close proximity to the fire scene and
pumpers are using its supply during suppression operations, the water tender is being used:
Question:
4. Which apparatus is MOST likely to have a pump and roll system that allows the apparatus
to be driven while discharging water?
Answer:
Wildland Fire Apparatus
Question:
5. Which statement about the driver/operator and maintenance responsibilities is MOST
accurate?
Answer:
The driver/operator is often able to correct minor deficiencies
Question:
6. What should a driver/operator do when a piece of equipment onboard is found broken,
defective, or in need of any type of repair?
Answer:
Follow the established policy of the AHJ for documenting, reporting, and following up on
status of repair
,Question:
7. Driver's door on the cab and works around apparatus in a clockwise pattern
Answer:
When performing a walk-around inspection, the driver/operator begins inspection at the:
Question:
8. The gross axle weight ratings for the apparatus
Answer:
Tire selections for fire apparatus are based on:
Question:
9. Which skill or ability is needed to connect an intake hose to a hydrant?
Answer:
Physical fitness
Question:
10. Which is the most common place for accidents to occur?
Answer:
Intersections
Question:
11. Who should advise a driver/operator, who may be mentally or physically impaired, to seek
appropriate assistance?
Answer:
Any firefighter
Question:
12. What is a guideline for loading hose while driving an apparatus?
Answer:
Drive apparatus only in a forward direction
Question:
13. When should fire departments identify suitable drafting sites in their response district?
Answer:
During preincident planning
Question:
14. Which statement about positioning for wildland fire attack is MOST accurate?
, Answer:
Apparatus are seldom positioned in the same location for the duration of an incident
Question:
15. It had been specifically designed to operate in such conditions
Answer:
Driver/operators should not attempt to ford steams with a vehicle unless:
Question:
16. Which term refers to any pressure less than atmospheric pressure?
Answer:
Vacuum
Question:
17. Which term refers to the pressure found in a water distribution system during normal
consumption demands?
Answer:
Normal operating pressure
Question:
18. Adequacy of the water distribution system
Answer:
Rates of consumption allows engineers and fire protection personnel to determine:
Question:
19. Which manner of producing fog streams occurs by deflecting water around an inside
circular stem in the nozzle?
Answer:
Periphery-deflected streams
Question:
20. Total flow through the nozzle in liters per minute (L/min)
Answer:
In the metric formula for nozzle reaction for a fog stream nozzle, what does the Q stand for?
Question:
21. Which method of determining friction loss involves the use of in-line gauges to measure
friction loss at various flows through specific hose layouts?
